Look up Yoruba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Yoruba may refer to: Yoruba people, an ethnic group of West Africa Yoruba language, a West African language...

The Yoruba people (/ˈjɒrʊbə/ YORR-ub-ə; Yoruba: Ìran Yorùbá, Ọmọ Odùduwà, Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire) are a West African ethnic group who mainly inhabit parts...

Yoruba (US: /ˈjɔːrəbə/, UK: /ˈjɒrʊbə/; Yor. Èdè Yorùbá [jōrùbá]) is a Niger-Congo language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and...

The Yoruba religion (Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), West African Orisa (Òrìṣà), or Isese (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practice...

Distinctive cultural norms prevail in Yorubaland and among the Yoruba people. The Yoruba are said to be religious people, but they are also pragmatic and...

Yoruba Party in the UK (abbreviated to Yoruba Party) is a minor political party in the United Kingdom. The aim of the party is "empowering the Yoruba...

Yoruba cuisine is the numerous and diverse foods of the Yoruba people of Yorubaland (Yoruba native regions of Nigeria). Some notable Yoruba food includes...

The Yoruba have a large population in West Africa and broad dispersion through enslavement in the Americas. The Republic of Benin and Nigeria contain the...

Yoruba clothing is the traditional clothing worn by people of the Yoruba ethnic group in parts of Nigeria, Benin and Togo in a region called Yorubaland...

Yorubaland (Yoruba: Ilẹ̀ Káàárọ̀-Oòjíire) is the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of...

Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king, legendary founder of the Ife Empire and a creator deity (orisha) in the Yoruba religion. His earthly origins are from...

Yoruba demon is a slang for a young man, typically of Yoruba descent who is often a smooth talker or a playboy. The words "Yoruba Demon" started as a...

The Yoruba alphabet (Yoruba: Álífábẹ́ẹ̀tì Yorùbá) is either of two Latin alphabets used to write the Yoruba language, one in Nigeria and one in neighboring...

Yorùbá names are the given names adopted primarily by speakers of the Yoruba language and the Yoruba diaspora. Originally, male Yorùbá children were named...

The following is a list of Nigerian actors of Yoruba descent. Femi Adebayo Odunlade Adekola Jide Kosoko Adebayo Salami Taiwo Hassan Ronke Ojo Mercy Aigbe...

The Yoruba calendar (Kọ́jọ́dá) is a calendar used by the Yoruba people of southwestern and north central Nigeria and southern Benin. The calendar has...

Yoruba religion, also known as Isese, is an indigenous African spiritual system centered around the worship of Orishas, powerful deities representing natural...

The Yoruba tribal marks are scarifications which are specific identification and beautification marks designed on the face or body of the Yoruba people...

Yoruba music is the pattern/style of music practiced by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Togo, and Benin. It is perhaps best known for its extremely advanced...

revered as the first divine king of the Yoruba, the Ife Empire grew. However, he was not the first king of the Yoruba people. Ile-Ife, its capital, rose to...

ase, or ashe is a Yoruba philosophy that is defined to represent the power that makes things happen and produces change in the Yoruba religion. It is believed...

Yoruba Americans (Yoruba: Àwọn ọmọ Yorùbá Amẹrika) are Americans of Yoruba descent. The Yoruba people are a West African ethnic group that predominantly...

The Yoruba Revolutionary Wars, also known as the Yoruba Civil Wars, were a series of conflicts that engulfed the Yoruba-speaking areas of West Africa...

David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (/oʊˈjɛloʊwoʊ/ oh-YEL-oh-woh; Yoruba pronunciation; born 1 April 1976) is a British-American actor, director and producer. His...

Yoruba literature is the spoken and written literature of the Yoruba people, one of the largest ethno-linguistic groups in Nigeria and the rest of Africa...

up to 1 million speakers); the Yoruboid languages Ulukwumi and Mokole; Yoruba, by far the largest of the cluster with about 55 million speakers. Yoruboid...

Oba ('King' in the Yoruba language) is a pre-nominal honorific for kings in Yorubaland, a region which is in the modern republics of Benin, Nigeria and...

The Yoruba Tennis Club is a tennis club in Onikan, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It is the oldest indigenous social club in Nigeria. The club started on...

Orí is a Yoruba metaphysical concept. Orí, literally meaning "head," refers to one's spiritual intuition and destiny. It is the reflective spark of human...

the south and Igbo Kingdom of Nri in the southeast. In the southwest, the Yoruba Ife Empire was succeeded by the Oyo Empire. The present day territory of...